Altar



Jan.A 30, 1934. w. D. KORAN 1,944,985

ALTAR Filed Sept. 17, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENToR.

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Jan. 30, 1934. v W Q KORAN 1,944,985

ALTAR Filed Sept. 17, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR` Patented Jan. 30, 1934 UNITED STATES PATET OFFICE ALTAR Application September 1'7, 1932 Serial No. 633,636

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a portable altar and has for one of its objects the provision of an altar which may be formed from sheet metal which may have the ornaments or symbols of a full sized altar represented thereon.

`Another object of the invention is the provision of a construction which may have the ornaments or symbols formed therein by striking the sheet metal from which it is formed with suitable tools.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an altar which may have formed therewith a compartment for the reception of symbols which are used in connection with the altar for different religious services.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a combination metallic and non-metallic portion of an altar and housing compartment `whereby the metallic portion will not touch the supporting surface when the altar is placed thereon in order that the same may be prevented from scratching a polished surface or the like.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a construction which may be stamped out of an integral piece of stock and be folded from that piece of stock into the desired form which it is to assume.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consistsI of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an altar.

Fig. 2 is a perspective rear View thereof showing the drawer for housing the different articles, in partially open position.

Fig. 3 is a central sectional View.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the device laid out in hat form and showing the outline of the blank from which it is folded.

Fig. 5 is a fragmental perspective view showing the p-arts as being bent or folded to nished position.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the compartment which fits Within the base of the altar and which may be opened up or closed by means of a drawer or the like.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the altar housed in a special form of box for convenience of display and transportation.

It is found desirable especially with people who are traveling or shut in and cannot visit a church, to have the representation of an altar of the church before them while praying; and in order to provide such an altar in a miniature, portable form, I have blanked the same out of sheet stock (Ci. 20G-19) and then bent and struck the blank with suitable tools to form the desired ornamental conguration and then have supported on this 'suitable form a cross and candles and provided in the base a compartment for housing differently colored ribbons to represent the altar cloth, such as are used at different seasons or times of the year during which services are performed and by reason of the size of the altar the same may be housed in a convenient box for transporting and protecting the same from injury which might accidentally result; and the following isa detailed description of the present embodiment of this invention illustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous results may be accomplished:

With reference to the drawings, 10 designates generally the blanked out form of sheet stock which after bending is struck'with tools to form certain desired ornamental embellishments thereon, such as panels 11, monogram 12 upon the embossed portion 13, and the impressed crosses. 14.- andl. ,This sheet stock is folded along the dotted lines shown in Fig. 4, to provide a top wall 15 having a raised area or step 16 bent upwardly therefrom and a front wall 17 and two end walls 18, each of which is formed with an upwardly extending corner ear 19 to close the step formed by the raised area 16 of the top wall. An upwardly extending panel 20 is folded from the rear edge of the raised portion 16 and is provided with suitable ornamental extensions 21 at the upper corners thereof. This panel is slightly narrower than the base in order that the correct proportional appearance may be had.

The base thus formed has no back wall or bottom wall and in this base a storage compartment 22 is positioned, which storage compartment consists of a structure having a top wall 23, end walls 24, a bottom wall 25 and a front which one may desire to use with the altar, such lios for instance as ribbons 44 of white, black, green, purple and red colors, which are placed across the altar and are representative of the cloths used at different times or seasons of the year in the Episcopalian church services, which the par-I ticular altar herein described is constructed to represent. A tab 30 secured to the drawer is in a position convenient to pull the same from without the compartment which is formed to house it.

Any particular material may be used for making up the structure altho I find it convenient to use metal for the altar and a non-metallic material which may be pasteboard or the like, for the storage compartment and when so constructed the size of the storage compartment is such as to cause it to project below the edge of the front wall 11 of the altar with the metal edge of the altar supported above the surface on which it is to rest, in order that no metal surface may contact with the polished table or the like upon which the device may be desired to be positioned.

Ornaments such as a cross 41 and candles 42 are provided with metal bases which may be secured to the raised area 16 of the top wall of the altar by any suitable means such as soldering.

In order that the altar may be protected when transported, I have provided a specially formed housing box designated generally 32 into which the altar and its storage compartment may be fitted. This housing box has a front wall 33 which may be swlmg outwardly by means of a hinging connection 34 from the side walls 35 of this box and which front wall 33 may be swung upwardly to closed position with its marginal edges 36 abutting the edges 37 of the walls 35 and held in this position by the flanges 38 of the cover 39, which fit over and extend along the outside of both the walls 35 and the front Wall 33. This structure may be lined with padding and covered with satin 40, in order to protect the altar from scratching or the like.

The ribbon 44 shown in Fig. 1 is provided with 'an ornament 45 which serves as a means of weighting the end of the ribbon sufficiently so that the same will properly maintain its position in the altar.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege oi resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A miniature portable altar comprising a base having front and side walls and a topwall with a raised step therein adjacent its rear edge, an upright panel rising from said raised step, and a storage compartment within said base fitted to conform to the space bounded by said front, side and top walls and having a portion of its top surface raised to conform to said step in the top wall.

2. A miniature portable altar comprising a base having a top wall with a raised step therein adjacent its rear edge, an upright panel rising from said raised step, and a storage compartment within said base and bounded thereby, said storage compartment having a portion fitted to conform to said step in the top wall by having a raised top surface, and means for opening and closing said compartment.

3. A miniature portable altar comprising a base having a top wall with a raised step therein adjacent its rear edge, an upright panel rising from said raised step, a storage compartment within said base and bounded thereby, said storage compartment having a portion fitted to conform to said step in the top wall by having a raised top surface, and means for opening and closing said compartment comprising a drawer fitting said compartment and being slidable rear wardly therefrom. v L.

4. A miniature portable altar comprising a holk low metal base having vertical walls and a nonmetallic storage compartment housed in said base and projecting below the edges of said vertical walls to prevent contact of the edges of the vertical walls of said base with the surface upon which it is supported.

WILLIAM D. KOR/AN. 

